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artcellrox
The Grey Knight :y
Tyranosaurus_Secks wrote...
Great. Now, tell us something we don't know.After the large success of the demo version [of Yoda], Yankovic desired to put the song on one of his albums. However, the immensely complex process of getting permission from both George Lucas and the publishers of the Kinks' "Lola" delayed the release of the song for about five years. Eventually, after Lucas gave Yankovic permission, the song's publishers turned Al down. The song may have remained unreleased for some time had it not been for a chance encounter Yankovic had with the song's original songwriter, Ray Davies. When Yankovic asked why he hadn't given him permission, Davies remarked that he had never been asked. Davies immediately gave Yankovic permission to record the song, and the song was later released on Yankovic's third album Dare to Be Stupid. Ever since then, Al has directly asked the songwriters for permission whenever possible.
